Native Plant of the Day 05/17/2014
Photo from June 6, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Heartleaf Skullcap – for more photos / info go to the Scutellaria ovata detail page.
Heartleaf skullcap – Scutellaria ovata
Native Plant of the Day 05/04/2014
Photo from May 4, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Bursting Heart – for more photos / info go to the Euonymus americanus detail page.
Bursting Heart, Hearts-a-bustin’, Strawberry Bush. – Euonymus americanus
Native Plant of the Day 04/21/2014
Photo from 4/25/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA .
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip – for more photos / info go to the Thaspium barbinode detail page.
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip – Thaspium barbinode
Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised considering the cold weather we had in January and February, but I do continue to be surprised about how late the wildflowers are starting at The Pocket. Even so, today’s trip was a good one – not only because it was a beautiful day, but also because what is blooming is beautiful. The biggest “news” is that Bloodroot is now starting to bloom.
While there were only a few Bloodroot blooming along the boardwalk, there were hundreds up the Pocket Loop Trail.
Native Plant of the Day 03/05/2014
Photo from March 27, 2010. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, GA.
Roundleaf Yellow Violet – for more photos / info go to the Viola rotundifolia detail page.
Roundleaf yellow violet – Viola rotundifolia
We’ve had a pretty harsh winter, with two significant snow storms and a stretch of extremely cold weather (for North Georgia, anyway), so I was not expecting much action at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain in mid-February, but it was a beautiful day and I wanted an excuse to get out, so my wife and I headed down to The Pocket after lunch. It was pretty much as expected – signs of coming spring, but no floral action, even though this is almost 2 weeks later than the first flowers I found last year. The falls was pretty, though, and worth the walk:
The Falls in the Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
Following are a few photos of the “signs of spring:”
Native Plant of the Day 12/18/2013
Photo from 6/6/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Great Indian Plantain – for more photos / info go to the Arnoglossum reniforme detail page.
Great Indian Plantain – Arnoglossum reniforme
Native Plant of the Day 10/29/2013
Photo from Nov 2010. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, GA
Zigzag Goldenrod – for more photos / information go to the Solidago flexicaulis detail page.
Zigzag Goldenrod, Broadleaf Goldenrod – Solidago flexicaulis by USWildflowers, on Flickr
Native Plant of the Day 10/07/2013
Photo from 4/17/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga
Northern Dewberry – for more photos and information go to the Rubus flagellaris detail page.
Northern Dewberry, Common Dewberry – Rubus flagellaris
Native Plant of the Day 05/13/2013
Photo from April 13, 2010. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga.
Perfoliate Bellwort – for more photos / info go to the Uvularia perfoliata detail page.
Perfoliate Bellwort, Merry Bells – Uvularia perfoliata